The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-17
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Accidents and Insidsnts In West YIEginil
and Yielpity,


Accidents and Inaldonts In West virginia
and Yielpity,
Valuable coal mines have been opened
in Mcdowell county.
Thirty.fys cents "a offered In Braxlon
county for the best grade Of washed wool.
D. H. Cox loaded tWenty-ssven barges
with ties ont Of Big Fiahlng Greek in
April.
Calhoun county has q, postofics named
Bruin. II Calhoun can bear this the rest
Of the State can.
Anew York land company IL exploring
the Guysndotte Valley, with a view to
large Investments.
Lightning killed two horses belonging
to K. 7. and A, NJ. O'NeAl, near Fsyette'
vile, q few days ago.
George Tppet'a Point Pleasant Register,
has entered on lta t~Wenty'hxth year, It
is g good paper and deserves its success,
Ersstus Frame, Of Braxton county, has
been committed as q lunatic. He went
crazy over an effort to discover Perpetual
motion.
The raspberry and blackberry crop Of
Hancock county will be very. large. this
season, The crop Of b~lsckberries, II 10 re-
ported, will be simply immense.
James VRnmstsT, Of Jefferson county,
will shear about 10000 pounds Of wool this
year from his dock Of 1000 sheep. His
hoCka are nearly all Of the msrino breed
The teams at work on the new railroad
at Holliday's Cove, were idle Last week,
the owners having demanded increased
pay. They were paid s. 80 per day for
each team and wanted 81 90, The de-
mand was not granted, and they went to
work RtS3 30,
On Wednesday morning Henry Black
and Moses Wells were arrested at Morgan
town for the murder Of Emma Robinson.
A chain Of evidence has been discovered
by Detective ]. W. HRggerty, The above
mentioned parties are In jail and other
arrests are to be made. Considerable ex.
element prevails in the town over these
arrests.
The Nicholas county Chronicle says:
Colonel William Proctor Smith, q United
States civil engineer, was here this week
making an examination Of Gauley river,
TO ascertain what work Is Necessary to be
done by the Government to clear the
channel OF the river Of obstructiops 30
that timber men can successfully hoRt
their logs to market, He will also report
on the coal and timber resouEces Of this
section.
The State Teachers' Association Of West
Virginia will hold its annual session In
Charleston on the 9th, 9th and 7lh oil
July. Many prominent national educators
will be present and q very enjoyable and
profitable time Ia contemplated. The
tesChsrs are going TO take an excursion at
this time to some point Of interest, TO be
selected after they assemble. Possibly to
Mammoth Gave, Ky.
Atst. Clairsville, o, John Chambers IVES
arrested by Constable George W. Doyle
on q warrant sworn out by Miss Martha
Bell Roscoe, charging him with being the
father OF her unborn child. The arrest
created quite q sensation. Chambers 10 a
wealthy larmer's son, and has heretofore
borne q good character, as did also the
young lady In the case. He had q hear
Ing before Squire George Linn, who held
him to court in the sum Of $500.
The heirs OF Mr. Postlewslt, OF Wetzel
county, have been paid 5000 for the &C
Cident on the Baltimore 4 Ohio in Ohio
last winter, that resulted In the death .oi
Mr.. Postlewait. 1t will be remembered
that Mr.. PostlswRit was on his way out
West with his family when the collision
occurred near Tfln, killing all Of the fam.
lily except Mrs. PoStlewaiE and one child,
who were psnniless, all their money being
notes on Mr.. PostleWait's person, and the
car burning were destroyed.